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Carrots... to thin or not to thin...

stevek_bathstevek_bath Posts: 51
in Fruit & veg
We have planted a few rows of "resistafly" carrots in a pallet-collar (2 deep) raised bed at our allotment. We're first-time growers of any carrots.

The tops are starting to really shoot up and am reading lots of contradicting guidance as to when/whether/how to thin them out.

Any experts care to offer some advice based on this pic? Pardon the weeds - taken just before we had a clear up. For an idea of space the length of the bed is 1.2m and it's 0.8em wide. 

Thanks,

Steve




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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Current spacing looks fine to me.  Just check for any clumps of seedlings close together and thin those.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • stevek_bathstevek_bath Posts: 51
    BobTheGardener said:
    Current spacing looks fine to me.  Just check for any clumps of seedlings close together and thin those.
    Thanks Bob - every day is a learning day since taking on the allotment. :)
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    I always pull the largest from each clump and eat them - so flavoursome! - and leave the others to get bigger.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    And you can try replanting the pulled ones into any larger spaces you may have. I just make a hole with a narrow stick and drop them in, then gently water.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Tattie HeidTattie Heid Posts: 14
    If you want to thin without disturbing the other plants cut the unwanted ones off at ground level with a sharp scissors it avoids root disturbance.
  • breadmusgrawe903breadmusgrawe903 Posts: 3
    At first sight, it looks good to me.  If some of them are really close to each other, I think, it will be better to get rid of the weakest. 
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